Awarded· 8 Jun 2025
Insourcing of Radiology Doctors
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) · Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Insourcing of Radiology Doctors. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Friends Medical Service
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 11:39
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Insourcing of Radiology Doctors. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The contract went to Friends Medical Service. It was awarded on 8 June 2025. The contract value is £129,600.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 3 July 2025. The notice number is 037078-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05583b.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has completed a procurement process for insourcing radiology doctors under the tender titled "Insourcing of Radiology Doctors". This project, classified under the health services industry, aims to improve the Swansea Bay University Health Board's capabilities in Breast Radiology – Symptomatic Service, particularly to meet Ministerial Targets for reducing waiting list times.
The procurement method was direct award due to extreme urgency, bypassing the need for prior publication of a call for competition. Friends Medical Service Limited, the supplier, was awarded the contract valued at £129,600, effective from June 2025, with services to be delivered in Neath Port Talbot Hospital or Singleton Hospital.
The notice in full
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) requires an insourced provision within the speciality of Breast Radiology - Symptomatic Service. The aim of this contract focuses upon ensuring SBUHB achieve Ministerial Targets to support reduction in waiting list initiatives (WLI). Associated with long waiting patients.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) will enter into a contract with Friends Medical Service Limited via direct award under the Countess of Chester On-site Surgical and Medical Capacity Solutions Framework,Ref - F/044/OSMCS/21/IB. Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) has been unable to secure agency locum support via Medacs, SBU's Managed service provider, also compounded by a national shortage for consultant radiologists.
Without access to an insourced solution, Swansea Bay University Health Board are currently at risk of under delivery of activity, which will have significant delays to patient pathway - Health Board RTT & SCP Performance without additional support. Expected service start date will be immediately in June 2025.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Friends Medical Service
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Buyer's portal
- Sell2Wales
Values
- Contracts value
- £129,600
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 037078-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05583b
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Town
- Cardiff
- Postcode
- CF15 7QZ
- Electoral ward
- Taff's Well
- Constituency
- Cardiff North
- Delivery area
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Area
- South East Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust)
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Paul Buckingham
- Phone
- +44 2921501500
- Address
- Cardiff, CF15 7QZ · Wales · Wales
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Friends Medical Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Nwssp.nhs.walesnwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- Sell2Wales portal, to register and bidsell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx
- Latest noticefind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037078-2025
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05583b (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Insourcing of Radiology Doctors
Who won the Insourcing of Radiology Doctors contract?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) awarded the contract to Friends Medical Service on 8 June 2025.
How much is the Insourcing of Radiology Doctors contract worth?
The contract value is £129,600.
Who is the buyer for Insourcing of Radiology Doctors?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust), based in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The named contact is Paul Buckingham, on +44 2921501500.
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